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I have 1257 stories published in 7 collections on the site.
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This is such a clever poem

Posted on Sun, 04 Aug 2019

This is such a clever poem onemorething. I know I've said so many times before, but your talent for metaphors is spot on. ...

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Posted in Six Plumed Bird of Paradise

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HI Richard,

Posted on Fri, 02 Aug 2019

HI Richard,

arn't those nuns so tough? My partner went to a catholic school run by nuns and spent so much time getting reprimanded. The idea of the nun saying she had eyes in the back of her head, made me laugh. I could just imagine the...

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Posted in Gym Shorts and Sneakers 1963

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Hi Jean,

Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2019

Hi Jean,

I don't really know how to lay a poem out properly, I just go with what I'm feeling at the time. I remember when I first came on abc tales not really having a clue about what a poem should look like, as I'd always just written for...

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Posted in Autumn's Canvas

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An accurate description of

Posted on Thu, 01 Aug 2019

An accurate description of being in bed at night in the silence and darkness and hearing the pounding of your heartbeat. Sometimes if I lay on my side at night I can hear my heart through my pillow, it's a very strange sensation indeed.

I...

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Posted in Rubatosis

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What a wonderful story

Posted on Wed, 31 Jul 2019

What a wonderful story Richard. I was going to ask how Larry found Sheldon, but I noticed you explained in this part. Sheldon was very, very lucky, to think what could have happened if he'd been left out in the wilds for much longer! He was a...

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Posted in Someone's Son Epilogue

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Hello Di,

Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2019

Hello Di,

it's funny you should mention the painter, I tried to put brush to canvas the other day as I used to paint a lot and wanted to paint an Autumn scene which was the inspiration for this poem, but I just couldn't seem to get down...

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Posted in Autumn's Canvas

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Moments when thoughts and

Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2019

Moments when thoughts and feelings take hold, needing to capture them if only for a poem or a piece of writing, even when they cause anxiety this can be a form of art.

A though provoking poem which captured my imagination.

Jenny.

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Posted in 3am

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Posted on Tue, 30 Jul 2019

 

You've built up the tension brilliantly in this part Richard. Sheldon's situation and how he's feeling really leaves the reader on edge...well! it left me anxious for the boy.

Jenny.

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Posted in Someone's Son Chapter 18

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Oh dear! Poor Sheldon. I

Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2019

Oh dear! Poor Sheldon. I think getting lost anywhere is a nightmare and very scary, but now he's in big trouble having hurt himself badly and being alone too.

Jenny.

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Posted in Someone's Son Chapter17

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Sheldon's very brave and I'm

Posted on Mon, 29 Jul 2019

Sheldon's very brave and I'm glad he's been taught well by his dad and Larry. His mum will be frantic when she finds out what he's done.

I'm completely absorbed in your story Richard.

Jenny.

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Posted in Someone's Son Chapter 15

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